Cardinals News and Notes: Playoff Pitching Staff, Wainwright, Minor Leagues, A Win in Washington

Here is what went down yesterday at Viva El Birdos:

• A Modest Proposal (For the Playoff Roster): Bclemens6 explores how the Cardinals could restructure their pitching staff for a hypothetical playoff run.
• Adam Wainwright’s next start in the majors will be on September 10 against the Pirates - A Hunt and Peck: Wainwright will reportedly make his return to a MLB mound nearly four months after elbow issues forced him onto the disabled list.
• Daily Farm Report: Closing Out The Regular Season: Andrew St. John rounds up regular season finales across the minor league landscape.
• St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals - A game thread for September 4, 2018: Here is last night’s game thread.
• Cardinals homer 5 times, picks up bad pitching in 11-8 win: stlcardsfan4 recaps St. Louis’ victory over Washington in the second game of a three-game set.

Miles Mikolas gets the ball for the Cardinals tonight, facing off against Tanner Roark of the Nationals in a rubber match set to begin at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

Have a good one,

Tyler